The show was on the cable channel "Tech TV". I saw it, and it looked to me like he broke it on purpose, trying to be funny by saying it was a "one of a kind" cylinder. But even if he didn't break it on purpose, he had to be joking about it being "one of a kind".
Jim On Dec 31, 2003, at 9:48 PM, Ryan Barna wrote: > I really don't watch television much, but I happened to have NBC on > and "The Most Outrageous Moments On Live TV" came on. On there, there > was a guy demonstrating an Edison cylinder phonograph (I'm not > knowledgeable enough about cylinder phonographs to tell you what model > it was). Anyway, he was holding a wax cylinder saying "This is the > only one of its kind in the world!!!" And it shattered to pieces in > his hand. > > I'm curious to know what was the cylinder? If it was the "only kind" > could it be a home recording? A lost recording of Edison's voice? It > wasn?t a brown wax or concert cylinder; it looked just like a standard > black wax Edison or Columbia cylinder. If it was Cal Stewart, Billy > Murray or some "Band," chances are that you'll find another one if you > keep your eye out. Although Len Spencer?s Edison demonstration record > is extremely scarce, I know there are other copies out there, and not > the "only one of its kind." > > I also couldn't catch what the original show it appeared on was. Did > anybody know about this? Was there a discussion about it on this list > before? (I might have missed it). And who was that guy showing the > cylinder? > > Anyway, a happy new year to all! > > -Ryan > > _________________________________________________________________ > Working moms: Find helpful tips here on managing kids, home, work ? > and yourself. http://special.msn.com/msnbc/workingmom.armx > > > _______________________________________________ > Phono-l mailing list > [email protected] > http://t2.cwihosting.com/mailman/listinfo/phono-l_oldcrank.com >
